Orion is a village in Henry County

Henry County, Illinois

Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 50,486, which is a decrease of 1.0% from 51,020 in 2000. Its county seat is Cambridge...

, Illinois

Illinois

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, United States

United States

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. The population was 1,861 at the 2010 census. It is home of the Orion Chargers. It is also the site for transmitters for many of the Quad Cities' television stations, including KLJB, WQAD-TV

WQAD-TV

WQAD-TV is the ABC-affiliated television station for the Quad Cities area of West-Central Illinois and Eastern Iowa that is licensed to Moline, Illinois...

, WQPT and KQIN

Iowa Public Television

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Geography

Orion is located at 41°21′12"N 90°22′38"W (41.353260, -90.377229).

According to the United States Census Bureau

United States Census Bureau

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, the village has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.

Historic Places

Two Orion locations are listed in the National Park Service

National Park Service

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's National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

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• Central Park Music Pavilion – 1208 5th Steet
• West Water Tower and Ground Storage Tank – 310 11th Avenue

Schools

Public schools in Orion are governed by Orion Community Unit School District 223

Orion Community Unit School District 223

The Orion Community Unit School District 223 is a school district in Illinois. The district serves pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade students in the communities of Orion, Andover, Lynn Center, Osco, Sunny Hill, Warner, and portions of Coal Valley, Colona, and Green Rock. These communities are...

. While the districts educates pre-kindergarten through 12th grade, it does not account for private and non-profit preschools also available.

Preschool

• Charger Child Care
• TLC Preschool
• C.R. Hanna

External links

• Orion official website
• Orion Gazette